Alie Ward

This is a show in which we cover one ology every episode.

And friends, I know that you love donkeys already because we truly got like a tidal wave of questions for this one and happened to chat with the loveliest donkey expert we could find.

This is such a chill conversation and cuddly and calming and informative.

It was like sitting on a covered porch with a tea and

and a plate of cookies you just keep eating while they talked about interesting donkey facts.

And this ologist is the director of research and operational support at the nonprofit The Donkey Sanctuary, and has been there for over two decades researching, caring for, and advocating for donkeys.

They're an author on dozens of donkey and mule research papers, as well as having a microbiological background, which we talk about.

They were just made for this work, and they love it.

So we'll meet them in a minute, but thank you first to patrons of the show who make it possible.

You too can join for as little as a dollar a month.

And for free, we also have shorter kid-friendly episodes of Ologies in their own feed.

They're called Smologies, S-M-O-L-O-G-I-E-S.

Found wherever you get your podcasts.

Ologies merch is available for your body at ologiesmerch.com.

And you can always support...

ologies by just leaving us a review, which helps so much.

It gets to show up in the charts and gets it seen.

Each week, I kick this off by reading a recent one, such as this from Lori2474, who called ologies charming, educational, and highly addictive.

Treat yourself to an engaging conversation with experts at a level that doesn't belittle you or leave you lost in jargon.

Also, right amount of swearing.